There was great excitement in the Art room on 28 May was we waved our old kiln goodbye and welcomed our new shiny kiln to our school.
The first firing was the clay Indigenous Garden Adornments made during lunchtime workshops, in readiness to hang around the Yarning Circle in the school ground, celebrating NAIDOC. Keep an eye out for this installation in the next few weeks.
The artists from Rooms 7 and 17 have become ceramic artists, creating their own cupcakes and doughnuts from clay. The delicious forms they have built has turned the kiln room into a bakery. I can’t wait to see these with vivid colour.
Tuesday art classes have worked with a friend and colleague of mine, Sheryl Chant. She is a sculpture, art teacher and has worked at ECU with emerging teachers. Sheryl shared her expertise in guiding these classes in making Organic Wind chimes.
We are all very enthused and the future promises more clay days ahead.
Working with clay has many benefits.
- Improves fine motor skills
- Reduces stress
- Boosts creativity
- Encourages imagination
- Enhances hand-eye coordination
- Helps in problem solving
- And the young artists exclaim, ‘It’s tremendous fun and satisfying.’
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Thank you for your support,Â
Your partner in Education,Â
Melinda Cockerill – Art SpecialistÂ
melinda.cockerill@education.wa.edu.au